The first edition of our newsletter is now available. In it, we talk about our organizational roots, the work we’ve been doing, and how you can get involved. Send a…
Letter to PayPal and Venmo
Today, we joined 20+ other digital rights organizations in telling @Venmo and @PayPal to publish annual transparency reports and adopt due process around account closures. We asked that PayPal and…
Surveillance ordinance panel discussion
PDX Privacy and Portland’s Techno-Activism 3rd Mondays co-hosted an online panel discussion about surveillance ordinances on March 15th. Panelists were Renard Bridgewater, with Eye on Surveillance in New Orleans, Kade…
Digital Justice and Surveillance
On Monday, February 22nd, Hector Dominguez, of Smart City PDX, gave a presentation to Portland’s Techno-Activism 3rd Mondays about the City of Portland’s efforts towards achieving digital justice in Portland…
The social nature of privacy
When we think about privacy, we usually think about it from an individual perspective: our own personal privacy. But did you know that the actions of others affect your privacy,…
City of Portland passes facial recognition bans
On Wednesday, September 9th, the Portland City Council unanimously passed two facial recognition ban ordinances: one that addresses the use of the technology by City bureaus and a second that…